By News18,Vani Mehrotra
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Pakistan’s duplicity on terrorism has been laid bare after a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander admitted that India’s precision strike under ‘Operation Sindoor’ had hit the family of terror chief Masood Azhar in Bahawalpur.
“Today, the whole world has seen how terrorists from Pakistan themselves have accepted the truth, how Jaish terrorists have exposed Pakistan,” Prime Minister Modi said in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, where he inaugurated the ‘PM Mitra Park’.
“They admitted that India’s strike destroyed their bases,” he said.
“Terrorists from Pakistan did Pahalgam, our jawans destroyed the terrorists’ hubs in Pakistan. This is the new Bharat, it does not fear any nuclear threat,” he said.
“‘Ghar mein ghus kar maarta hai’ (we strike inside their home),” PM Modi declared.
He said the admission confirmed what India had been maintaining, that Bahawalpur remains the hub of Jaish operations, despite Pakistan’s denials before the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and international watchdogs.
WHAT PM MODI SAID ON VIKSIT BHARAT
Speaking at the event, PM Narendra Modi noted that “nothing is above the nation”, and recalled the sacrifices of our freedom fighters who “gave everything to the country” with the vision of a Viksit Bharat.
The Prime Minister emphasised that India’s progress rests on nari shakti (women power/empowerment), the youth, and farmers.
“This is happening in Dhar, but it is for the entire country. From here, the launch of ‘Swasth Naari, Sashakt Parivar’ begins,” the Prime Minister said.
Underscoring the importance of women’s health, the Prime Minister said, “If the mother is fine at home, then the entire family stays well, and if she gets unwell, everything is disturbed. That is why, this is for the future of women with ‘Swasth Naari‘,” he said.
The Prime Minister also explained that several diseases affect women more severely, making timely detection crucial.
“Many diseases are more dangerous for women, and thus, with this scheme, it will benefit them with the timely detection,” he said.
Urging women to actively benefit from the scheme, PM Modi made a heartfelt appeal, saying, “I have come here to ask you something today, please do visit these health centres yourself for free testing and also free medicine. Your health is more important than our govt treasury.”
As he inaugurated the ‘PM Mitra Park’ on the occasion of Vishwakarma Jayanti, the Prime Minister highlighted its potential to boost the cotton industry and create opportunities.
“On Vishwakarma day today, the ‘PM Mitra Park’ has been inaugurated, which will give a boost to the cotton industry. Many farmers are joining us from different parts of the country, many jobs for our youths and women. I congratulate all for these schemes,” he stated.
PM MODI’s REFERENCE TO JeM COMMANDER’s ADMISSION
On Tuesday, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander admitted that the family of Masood Azhar was “torn into pieces” in the Indian missile strikes on May 7 on the outfit’s headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
In a widely shared video, the JeM commander, Ilyas Kashmiri, could be heard fuming over the Indian attack that killed the family members of Azhar and also bragging about fighting in neighbouring countries for Pakistan.
Standing among several gun-wielding men, he said, “To protect the ideological and geographical boundaries of this country, we hit (wage a jihad in) Delhi, Kabul and Kandhar. And after sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar’s family members in Bahawalpur were torn into pieces (in Indian strikes).”
Tensions between India and Pakistan soared after terrorists killed 26 people, mostly civilians, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22.
In a powerful retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes on the terror targets, including Bahawalpur, a stronghold of the JeM terror group, on May 7 as part of ‘Operation Sindoor’.
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